ICT – On 4 days, February 19-22, 2011, at Meeting Room B, the Japan Center, the History Department (Quy Nhon University) in collaboration with Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association at Sakai (Osaka) conducted a Japanese culture class, taught by Japanese expert Hashimoto Keiko.
Speaking at the class opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hien, Vice-Rector of Quy Nhon University said that, in addition to efforts made to develop Japanese language training, the University’s Japan Center still positively organized cultural exchange activities with a view to helping Quy Nhon University’s students better understand the culture of the land of the rising sun, helping to tighten the relationship between the University and Japanese partners in particular and Vietnam and Japan in general.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hien giving the opening speech of Japanese Culture Class.
Nguyen Viet Hoang Vuong, a student of Oriental Studies - Japanes Studies (the Department of Oriental Studies, Quy Nhon University) eagerly said: "Only simple pieces of paper, but through Ms. Keiko’s skilful hands can turn into bugs, dogs or human faces, etc. with vivid details. Origami is very similar to the law of conservation of energy: folded paper pieces are not garbled or added, but only transformed into different shapes. I am really attracted to this art. Hopefully, in the coming time, the students and I will have more opportunities to study and get to know more about Japan’s culture”.
Japanese expert Hashimoto Keiko speaking at the opening ceremony of the class.
Some students in class
Some results achieved by the students with Origami
According to the plan, Hashimoto Keiko will introduce to the students the theory and practice of the following items: Origami, the traditional Japanese kimono, Japanese people’s ritual of visiting and receiving guests, etc.
Tùy Phong